27/09/2025
We did not start this, and we are not its cause. Much of it happened before our birth; some of it happens now in our presence. We have tasted its pain, lost loved ones, watched babies abused, seen innocent children violated, and watched systems become corrupt. Some ask us to vote for violence. Some try to buy our loyalty with money. Some ask us to attack others in the name of allegiance.
Today we say, no more. Never again. We will not let war creep in. We will not let drugs take hold of our country. We will resist every system that speaks violence, with our voices, our pens, and our actions. Our forefathers may have known these wounds, but we stand firm to stop them from repeating.
As young people of Sierra Leone, we will stop waiting to be invited. We will set the table ourselves, speak honestly with one another, and hold ourselves accountable. We can change the narrative by sensitizing our communities and saying: end violence, end conflict, end anything that threatens a stable society.
Today we walk from PZ to Cotton Tree with over twenty youth-led groups, different perspectives, one shared goal: a peaceful nation and a peaceful world.
Let the youths lead. They can, and they will.
Yes we can!
SHE4Peace Mariama Sahid
Peace Fษ Dae
Building A Nation Campaign